Messy Christmas

A holiday celebration with the extended family gets stretched to the breaking point in this comedy from Germany. Sara is happily married to Jan, though this wasn't always the case -- Sara is Jan's second wife, while Sara has three ex-husbands, Gunnar, Andi and Erich, and she and Jan are raising children from each of their previous marriages. Jan is less than thrilled with the prospect of spending the holidays with Sara's mother, but things get worse when he learns his wife has planned a surprise for Christmas eve -- they'll be joined by Gunnar, Andi and Erich, as well as Erich's new wife Pauline, Andi's current spouse Rita and his own ex-wife, Eva. To call the atmosphere uncomfortable is an understatement, and things only get worse when Sara announces she's pregnant, which is quite troubling for Jan since he's been waiting for the right time to tell her he had a vasectomy several months before.

5.147

96 min

Cast

Martina Gedeck

as Sara

Heino Ferch

as Jan

Jasmin Tabatabai

as Rita

Meret Becker

as Pauline

Rainer Sellien

as Erich

Roeland Wiesnekker

as Andi

Rosa Enskat

as Eva

Andreas Windhuis

as Gunnar

Matthias Matschke

as Thomas

Ursula Doll

as Anne

Alexandra Neldel

as Isabell

Petra Kelling

as Inge

Feo Aladag

as Helena

Bjarne Mädel

as Max

Director

Vanessa Jopp